January 2015: The One Where It Snowed.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful



January 2015. The One Where It Snowed.

January 1: Yep. This is what dinner looks like sometimes.

Leftover green chicken mince + 1/2 quesadilla + curry noodles.

January 2: Who needs cookbooks when you write a foodblog? Says she with a whole shelf full of them.

January 3: Crayons, lantern-making and adorable kids.

January 4: Sunday coffee with homemade chocolate orange biscuits.

January 5: My mint sauce phase - enjoyed with simply boiled new potatoes with salt and pepper for lunch.

January 6: Morning skies complete with birds.

January 7: Breakfast - tortilla + spinach scrambled egg + hot tomato salsa.

January 8: Moments of clarity.

January 9: Blitzing clementines to a pulp.

January 10: My cousin is a pro at cups of English breakfast tea on a Saturday evening.

January 11: Buttery shortbread for Sunday tea.

January 12: Baking mini Bakewell Tarts.

January 13: Sunny start to the day. Always a good sign.

January 14: Let it snow!

January 15: What Thursday mornings look like sometimes. Sometimes.

January 16: Good food + good company.

January 17: Speckled chocolate orange goodness.

January 18: Mini chocolate! Always better.

January 19: Sour cream and onion. The best.

January 20: Runaway fox.

January 21: Winter wonderland.

January 22: New favourite.

January 23: Cooking with colour.

January 24: Anything with peanuts and chocolate is fine by me.

January 25: Syrupy Sunday waffles.

January 26: Coconut macaroon thief.

January 27: The most delicious dishes create the most mess.

January 28: Lunch prep - avocado + lime juice + olive oil.

January 29: Prints in the snow.

January 30: Sunbathing birds.

January 31: Fresh flowers for the weekend and the beginning of a new month.

January 2015:
My favourite blog recipe: Cappuccino Pavlova
Your favourite blog recipe: Chilli Garlic Chicken Skewers + Olive Oil Yoghurt Dip
My favourite week in pictures: January snow + Boston cream doughnuts + vanilla bean glaze.
Your favourite week in pictures: Crayons + plenty of veg + brownies before breakfast.

My favourite Instagram post.

Your favourite Instagram post.

Craziest disaster: Trying to take a photo whilst adding a giant basket of greens to a pan of boiling water. Oh, and trying not to burn my white sauce at the same time.

Lessons learnt: I am constantly learning new things everyday. I mean, who isn't? But I was reminded by the above quote (which has always been one of my favourites) that this moment, whether good or bad, will soon pass. 
If it is good and I am happy, I thank Allah for it. And, if it is bad and I am sad, I try to be patient and ask Allah to help me through. 

Baking Challenge: This month, I challenged myself to bake a Dundee Cake. I'll be sharing the results soon, Insha Allah.

Healthy Recipe Challenge: This month, I challenged myself to make my version of Avocado on Toast. And, let's not talk about why this photo is blue. It's called life, and it happens. Sometimes.

I hope that this month of January was filled with blessings and good moments for you. And even if there were a few bad days (which I'm sure there were), I hope that you got through them and became a stronger person. May Allah help us all in whatever we are finding difficult and may He accept all of our efforts. Ameen.

Have a good February, and keep me in your duas, please,

Wasalaam!